Friday, September 3rd, 2010 Posted in Angkor, Cambodia | 2 Comments »
Earlier last month and in July, I had the awesome opportunity to participate in a four-week field season at Angkor Wat, under the University of Sydney's Greater Angkor Project. [caption id="attachment_3407" ... Read more..Friday, August 27th, 2010 Posted in Angkor, Cambodia | 1 Comment »
Last year, independent researcher Kent Davis made the news with his theory that Angkor temples were a monument to women and to this end was hoping to analyse and quantify ... Read more..Monday, January 18th, 2010 Posted in Cambodia | No Comments »
If you've visited Angkor Wat the last couple of years, you might have been disappointed in being unable to climb into the top terrace of Cambodia's iconic temple. Now there's ... Read more..Monday, November 16th, 2009 Posted in Angkor, Cambodia | No Comments »
A huge (and expensive) project to restore the moat surrounding Angkor Wat looks likely to be delayed because of the global financial crises. The US$7.2 million project was to be ... Read more..Friday, July 17th, 2009 Posted in Angkor, Malaysia | 1 Comment »
A planned Asian version of Legoland, set to open in the southern Malaysian state of Johor in 2012 will feature a whole series of Asian architectural icons such as Angkor ... Read more..Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 Posted in Angkor, Cambodia, Philippines, Thailand, Wednesday Rojak | No Comments »
This week, we step into an ancient boat (at least, a reconstruction of one), mull over small brains and tools, and figure out a contested temple's role in politics. This ... Read more..Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 Posted in Angkor, Cambodia | No Comments »
The economic downturn is taking it's toll in visitors to Angkor - a 14% drop for the first four months of the year - and it seems to be causing ... Read more..